Taos Pueblo
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heringermr
N 36° 26.323 W 105° 32.729
13S E 451109 N 4032747
A World Heritage Site and a National Historic Landmark
Waymark Code: WM239T
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2007
Views: 30
Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. It is the ancient pueblo of a Northern Tiwa speaking Native American tribe of Pueblo people. As of 2006, about 150 people live in it full-time.
The multi-storied adobe buildings have been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years. In the Pueblo, electricity, running water, and indoor plumbing are prohibited.
Street address:
3 mi. N of Taos
Taos, NM United States
County / Borough / Parish: Taos
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event - Military, Native American, Politics/Government
Periods of significance: 1500-1599, 1600-1649, 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Historic function: Domestic - Village Site
Current function: Domestic - Village Site
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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